My IQ is average, there's a young lady out there, she way smarter than me / I scrolled through her timeline in these wild times, and I started to read / She mad at these crackers, she mad at these capitalists, mad at these murder police / She mad at my n****s, she mad at our ignorance, she wear her heart on her sleeve / She mad at the celebrities, lowkey I be thinkin' she talkin' 'bout me His new song-a quiet, pensive single verse thought-responds to the conversation he's seen on social media, along with Instagram activism throughout the weeks of protest.
He was seen at protests in his home state of North Carolina, adding his body to the crowds without any self promotion on social media. Though this is his first song of the year, Cole has been active during the protests sweeping the world. Cole's surprise new song, "Snow On Tha Bluff," his first of 2020, he weighs into this very debate. The First Time They Hit Me Was From Behind
Meanwhile, other celebrity responses have ranged from cringeworthy compilation videos to taking on a barrage of rubber bullets while on the ground protesting themselves. Chappelle's response: He's been talking about systemic racism his entire career. Last week, Dave Chappelle released a stand-up special in which he responded to criticism from CNN's Don Lemon, asking where celebrities were in adding their voice to the movement. "When George was beggin' for his mother / Saying he couldn't breathe, you thought to write about me?"Īs protests over police brutality and systemic racism have spread across the world, the nuances of social media activism and the responses of celebrities have become a fascinating debate. "He really 'bout to write about me when the world is in smokes? / When it's people in trees?" she raps on the track. Without calling Cole out by name, Noname addresses the debate about his new song. UPDATE: Two days after J Cole's "Snow On Tha Bluff," Noname has responded with the new track "Song 33," produced by Madlib.